^ Ha! I never heard that one before, that's f'd up!
"In keeping with pre-Germanic Pagan traditions, men dressed as these demons have been frightening children on Krampusnacht for centuries, chasing them and hitting them with sticks, on an (often alcohol-fueled) run through the dark streets."
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/12/krampus-saint-nicholas-dark-companion/100639/
"In keeping with pre-Germanic Pagan traditions, men dressed as these demons have been frightening children on Krampusnacht for centuries, chasing them and hitting them with sticks, on an (often alcohol-fueled) run through the dark streets."
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/12/krampus-saint-nicholas-dark-companion/100639/